Mind the fertility gap
Think tank: Institute of Economic Affairs
Author(s): Clara Piano
October 30, 2025
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs examines why people stopped having babies and how economic freedom can help.
This report shows how pro-natal policies that focus on cash incentives, such as baby bonuses, subsidies, and maternity pay, may have some short term effect but are often found wanting and prohibitively expensive.